Although I had been to many Caribbean islands when I was in the Navy, I had never been to Cozumel. In fact none of our group of four had been there so we were all […]
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THE CRUISING LIFE – FOURTH CRUISE – COZUMEL
Our next cruise was a quickie 4 night trip sailing out of Ft Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida. This was a special trip for me and Liz because we were bringing my youngest daughter (Jackie) and […]
THE CRUISING LIFE – SECOND CRUISE – CURACAO
Our last port call onboard this Jewell of the Seas cruise was in Willemstad, Curacao. I had been to Willemstad back in 1980 when I was stationed aboard USS Josephus Daniels. I had not gotten […]
THE CRUISING LIFE – SECOND CRUISE – ARUBA
After a day at sea we docked at Oranjestad, Aruba. Liz had signed us up for a “submarine” adventure and it happened almost as soon as we got off the ship. We got to see […]
THE CRUISING LIFE – SECOND CRUISE – SEA DAY
What is a sea day on a cruise ship? A sea day is a day spent in transit on your cruise while the ship is sailing to its next destination. Activities and entertainment tend to […]
THE CRUISING LIFE – SECOND CRUISE – ST KITTS
Leaving St. Thomas we set our sights on St. Kitts. Neither of us had visited St. Kitts before and were excited to see some of what the island had to offer. St. Kitts is a […]
THE CRUISING LIFE – SECOND CRUISE – ST THOMAS
Upon arrival at the cruiseport in San Juan, we not only saw the Jewell of the Seas, but also the Celebrity Summitt which was to be our (already booked) next cruise. Boarding was a simple […]
The Cruising Life – Second Cruise – Puerto Rico
Returning from our short little “exploratory” cruise that you previously read about, we quickly decided that cruising was the way to travel and we quickly booked our next trip for October 26, 2013. This time […]